Oscar Peterson
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist. Peterson won eight Grammy Awards and was put into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1978.[1] His career lasted for more than 65 years.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Oscar Emmanuel Peterson |
| Born | August 15, 1925 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | December 23, 2007 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 1945 - 2007 |
| Website | Official website |
He was born in Montreal, where his father taught him to play the piano.[2] While at high school he had lessons with a Hungarian classical pianist, Paul de Marky.
Oscar Peterson Media
Joe Pass and Oscar Peterson at Eastman Theatre Rochester, New York, in 1977
Tombstone of Oscar Peterson at St. Peter's Anglican Church in Mississauga
A statue of Oscar Peterson was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa in June 2010.
References
- ↑ Rob Gillies (24 December 2007). "Jazz Great Oscar Peterson Dies at 82". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/12/24/entertainment/e103401S77.DTL. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ↑ "Oscar Peterson: Bio". Archived from the original on 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
Other websites
- Oscar Peterson and Andre Previn - A mix of stories and music on BBC Channel 4
- An album "We Get Requests" (1964) by the Oscar Peterson Trio at YouTube